WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RENO --The BLM has finalized guidance for considering future permits for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) commercial, competitive, and organized group uses on 8,852 miles of public roads and trails across the Caliente, Pahrump, Tonopah, Sierra Front, and Stillwater field offices in Nevada. Permits will take into consideration field office land use plans, wildlife protections, environm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense announced today the award of a $71,157,977 grant as the federal share of a larger $88,969,971 project to Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, that replaces the existing school at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The project will address facility capacity and condition deficiencies that placed Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas as the 51s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Nevada Water Science Center; Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center issued the following report (No. 2024-1045) on Aug. 22, 2024, entitled "Assessment of Water Levels, Nitrate, and Arsenic in the Carson Valley Alluvial Aquifer and the Development of a Data Visualization Tool for the Carson River Basin, Nevada". The report was written by Ramon C. Naranjo and Anjela Bubiy. * * * Residents of Carson Valley, Dougla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: A federal jury in the District of Nevada convicted a former Las Vegas city councilwoman and gubernatorial candidate yesterday on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud for executing a scheme to defraud charitable donors by falsely claiming she was raising money to memorialize police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. According to court docum  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Jodi Drygula, age 52, of Amsterdam, New York, and Anthony Camou, age 45, of Las Vegas, Nevada, have been indicted on mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud charges for fraudulently obtaining pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits in the names of other people. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge, No  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson today announced awards totaling $16,231,466 in Department of Justice grants to support public safety efforts in the District of Nevada. The grants were awarded by the Department's Office on Violence Against Women. "These grant awards will be used to support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating viole  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson today announced awards totaling $31,746,860 in Department of Justice grants to support public safety efforts in the District of Nevada. The grants were awarded by the Department's Office of Justice Programs. "These grants are a nearly $32 million dollar investment in our state that will be used to assist local govern  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: A Las Vegas doctor was sentenced today by United States District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 27 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, and a fine of $75,000 for unlawfully distributing opioid pain medications without a medically legitimate purpose. "By prescribing medically unnecessary prescription medications in exchange for  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs, 805th Combat Training Squadron NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis (ShOC-N), executed the Capstone 24A event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 24 - 28, 2024. The Department of the Air Force, major commands, and Air Force centers use t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 1 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Sept. 29, 2024, at a campaign event at World Market Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hey, Las Vegas. (Applause.) Good evening, Nevada. (Applause.) Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. (Applause.) (Inaudible.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everyone. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) And can we please hear it for Captain Qu  more